EXERCISES ON THE FUTURE TENSES (part 1: Future Simple, be

going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous)

1. Choose between Future Simple and be going to.

i. Oh my God! Look at the clouds! It ____________________ (rain)

soon! Let’s get inside!
ii. I promise you, mom, I __________________ (be) a good child.
iii. -What are your plans for tonight?
-Well, I _____________________ (have dinner) with my parents and
my boyfriend, Bryan, and then I think we ____________________
(go) for a ride.
iv. Stop teasing my hair or I ___________________ (not get) you a
lollipop.
v. –So, Gerald and Scarlet _____________________ (redecorate) their
living room next week.
-Really? Perfect! I _______________ (help) them!
vi. Sebastian’s afraid he ____________________ (miss) the deadline. He
thinks he _________________ (fail) the class.
vii. Put a jacket on you or you ___________________ (catch) a cold!
viii. Our plans for this evening are awesome! We
______________________ (go) to Selma’s party and then probably
me and George ___________________ (have) some private time!
ix. –Well, what would you like to do for a living?
- I really haven’t thought about it. I guess I ____________________
(finish) my studies in engineering and then I think I
___________________ (move) with my parents in Canada.
x. How dare you lying to me ? I ___________________ (not trust) you
again!
xi. Someday, I ______________________ (learn) arabic and russian.
xii. –Here’s the menu, sir. What _________________ (you/have)?
- I __________________ (have) a side salad and my fiancée
___________________ (have) pasta with meat. Thank you!
xiii. -Look at this dress! I __________________ (buy) it!-I am sure you
____________!

2. Choose between Future Simple, be going to, Present Simple or Present

Continuous.
I. Joseph, where are you? The plane _____________ at 8.30!
a. is going to land
b. lands
c. is landing
d. will land
II. Don’t talk again like that or I swear I _____________ you!
 a. am going to hit
b. will hit
c. am hitting
d. hit
III. –So what are you doing this weekend?
- I _________________ of going out with Ryan. What about you?
a. am thinking
b. am going to think
c. will think
d. think
IV. –What are you going to do tomorrow evening?
- Tomorrow evening, I ________________ my dentist. My gums are
killing me!
a. will see
b. am going to see
c. am seeing
d. see
V. I feel exhausted. I _____________ a nap.
a. am going to take
b. take
c. am taking
d. will take
VI. Look at all these papers we need to sign! We _________________ a
long night!
a. will have
b. are having
c. have
d. are going to have
VII. My english teacher expects I _______________ choose linguistics
over literature.
a. am choosing
b. choose
c. am going to choose
d. will choose
VIII. –Where is Monica?
-Oh, she ________________ late again! She’s stuck at work!
a. is probably
b. will probably be
c. is probably going to be
d. is probably being
IX. Now she’s rich so she ________________ to buy a Lamborghini.
a. buys
b. will buy
c. is buying
 d. is going to buy
X. Come on, girl! We ______________ the class meeting in a little while!
a. have
b. are having
c. are going to have
d. will have